SYSTEM SETTINGS
General Settings
The General Settings page contains miscellaneous options and settings of the
working environment in FL Studio.
- Skin - Lets you choose a skin for FL Studio.
FL Studio comes with several preinstalled variations of the default skin.
System:
- Associate loop files - Associates
FL Studio loop files with FL Studio (so they will be opened by FL Studio
when double-clicked).
Miscellaneous:
- Auto Channel Naming - Automatically assigns
a suitable name to the channels. If it's a Sampler, it takes the name of the
sample it contains, else the channels take the name of the generator. If a
name repeats with the name of another channel, FL Studio will put a number
after the name (for example - "Kick", "Kick #1", "Kick #2" etc.).
- Auto Empty Channel Zipping - FL Studio will
automatically zip all empty channels and unzip all non-empty channels when
switching between patterns. Empty is considered a pattern that does not contain
active notes and notes in the Piano Roll.
- Auto Scroll - Turning this option on enables
auto scroll in the Step Sequencer, Playlist and Piano
Roll, when the time
markers (playing position) go outside of the window.
- Autoselect Plugin Mixer Track- When
turned on, the Mixer window will switch to the assigned mixer track as
you focus the different plugin editors.
- Use Both Mouse Buttons - If this is unchecked,
left mouse click both sets on and off dots in the Step Sequencer. If turned
on, left-click turns a dot on, while right-click turns it off.
- Ultrasmooth Visual Feedback - When turned
on, FL Studio will update the playing position indicators smoothly.
- Don't Limit Windows to Screen - This option
is designated for users with multiple monitor PC configurations. It should
be turned off on single monitor PC-s.
- Startup Splash Screen - If turned off, FL Studio
will not show its splash screen on startup.
- Fast Sample Preview - When turned on, FL Studio
will not preload the entire sample before playing it (useful for big samples).
- Peak Meters in DB - This option switches to
DB format for the FL Studio peak meters (when the pointer is over the peak
meter), as opposed to showing the volume like a percent value (0-100%).
- Show Legacy Precomputed Effects - Some of
the precomputed effects in the
Sampler Channel Settings were deprecated
or replaced in FL Studio 4 and up. This option allows you to unhide the deprecated
effects, so you can work
with your older projects.